At last,the mission is accomplished.The infamous,menacing sandalwood smuggler Veerappan was shot dead in a police encounter yesterday.A man is said to have lead a useful life only if there are atleast 10 people that shed tears when he dies.I am sure there will not be anybody who would have shed tears for this beast's death.But,somebody may argue that he has helped the villagers and tribes that lived in the forest.I will not term it as a help if it is done at the cost of so many lives.
This encounter should have been done years ago.Even if he was not shot dead now,he would have died in another 2 or 3 years of old age.But,if he dies like that,then the Justice of the Almighty would not have been served on him.This is the most suited death for such outlaws.So,better late than never.
Thanks to the opportunistic media,he was wrongly projected as a hero amongst the public,showing him doing prayers.But,people were smart enough to ignore that kind of cheap business.Heights of this hypocrisy was,showing a video of his narration of a Police Officer's brutal murder.In such cases,one cannot help but to agree with our President that Indian media should have a code of conduct.
The effect of media is very strong and they should realize it.It can mislead the common man to any extent.That was very apparent when the actor Rajkumar was kidnapped by Veerappan.I was one among the thousands of Tamilians whose lives were at stake till Rajkumar was released.
I can only hope that the media again does not show its ugly business face and start doing all sorts of nonsense coverage about his lifestyles and other stuffs.
People say "no news is good news".But,it is "Bad news is good news " for the media.
I still wonder why it took so long for our Special police force to nab him down.Was it a fact that he was the master of the forests and our force did not have knowledge about the forests? or this delay was a deliberate act of our politicians?
But,one thing is very sure.With his death,lot of secrets about his underground links with our dirty politicians will also be buried.
On a lighter note,it was 'very sad' to see his face with a trimmed mustache.
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Saturday, October 09, 2004
In the eye of the storm
Last week was a very eventful week in Tokyo.Nature was at her full strength throughout the week.It was pouring continuously all the week without a break.I was praying to God that at least a part of this rain be shifted to TamilNadu.
One strange thing about the rains in Tokyo is that it pours promptly on all the weekends spoiling the plans.Even the nature helps Japanese economy.
Coming back to the events of the week,it was Wednesday night around 11.I shut down my system after browsing and getting ready to sign off for the day.Suddenly,i started feeling the tremors.Talking about tremors,it's become a norm in Tokyo stay.In fact ,i enjoy mild tremors.It is because ,we are sure that it is not going to cause any damages or casualities,as the buildings are designed keeping this earthquake in mind.But,however safe the buildings are,when the shake is prolonging ,then it is always a thing to reckon with.So was this tremor i experienced.It started off mildly first.I thought it's going to stop in a second or 2 as usual.But,as the seconds hand ticked ,the shake became quite strong.The window glasses were ramming so hard and there was even a mild rumbling noise too.I decided its time to run for shelter.My residence is in the second floor.So,i ran down the stairs and stood in the middle of the street.I could then see the buildings and the lamp posts swinging vigorously.As usual,there was not a single japanese soul came out of the house because of this tremor.It is very difficult for a non-Japanese to be so used to these earthquakes.
My next encounter with the forces of nature was an unnecessary one.It was a three day weekend for me and because of the bad weather,our weekend plans and office party were cancelled.It was too boring to be at home.So,i thought i would goto the office and do something useful.Though i knew the weather would be bad,i did not realize the seriousness.When i went to the office,there were just some drizzles and there were hardly anybody in the office.I spent sometime in the office and after 2 hours i decided to return home.
So,when i opened the door,then i realized i was exactly in the eye of the storm.Taifu(Typhoon) number 22 was hitting Tokyo with such a force that it was the strongest storm so far in the decade.There was not a single living soul on the road.I gathered my courage and decided to walk home.I would not have even gone 100 meters,my umbrella was upside down,i was being pushed away by the wind and in addition to this,it was raining so hard like there was no tomorrow.
Just in front of my eyes ,i saw a pizza delivery guy getting knocked down from his bike by a speeding truck.That got my nerves and i ran back to my office to wait till the storm crossed Tokyo.But,my luck was running out.The finger print scanning machine on the front door of my office was not working.The wind was so strong that whereever i stood,i got drenched.
Finally,the scanner scanned my finger prints with a mild electric shock.I was almost hopeless that my night was going to be in the office itself,without food.Probably God would have heard my grudges.One of my colleagues came to the office in his car.I was a bit relieved that i had got a company at least to talk with.But,that guy was kind enough to drop me home in his car amidst the storm.While driving also,it was so hard for him.
Now it is so calm here.This silence is indeed scary.
One strange thing about the rains in Tokyo is that it pours promptly on all the weekends spoiling the plans.Even the nature helps Japanese economy.
Coming back to the events of the week,it was Wednesday night around 11.I shut down my system after browsing and getting ready to sign off for the day.Suddenly,i started feeling the tremors.Talking about tremors,it's become a norm in Tokyo stay.In fact ,i enjoy mild tremors.It is because ,we are sure that it is not going to cause any damages or casualities,as the buildings are designed keeping this earthquake in mind.But,however safe the buildings are,when the shake is prolonging ,then it is always a thing to reckon with.So was this tremor i experienced.It started off mildly first.I thought it's going to stop in a second or 2 as usual.But,as the seconds hand ticked ,the shake became quite strong.The window glasses were ramming so hard and there was even a mild rumbling noise too.I decided its time to run for shelter.My residence is in the second floor.So,i ran down the stairs and stood in the middle of the street.I could then see the buildings and the lamp posts swinging vigorously.As usual,there was not a single japanese soul came out of the house because of this tremor.It is very difficult for a non-Japanese to be so used to these earthquakes.
My next encounter with the forces of nature was an unnecessary one.It was a three day weekend for me and because of the bad weather,our weekend plans and office party were cancelled.It was too boring to be at home.So,i thought i would goto the office and do something useful.Though i knew the weather would be bad,i did not realize the seriousness.When i went to the office,there were just some drizzles and there were hardly anybody in the office.I spent sometime in the office and after 2 hours i decided to return home.
So,when i opened the door,then i realized i was exactly in the eye of the storm.Taifu(Typhoon) number 22 was hitting Tokyo with such a force that it was the strongest storm so far in the decade.There was not a single living soul on the road.I gathered my courage and decided to walk home.I would not have even gone 100 meters,my umbrella was upside down,i was being pushed away by the wind and in addition to this,it was raining so hard like there was no tomorrow.
Just in front of my eyes ,i saw a pizza delivery guy getting knocked down from his bike by a speeding truck.That got my nerves and i ran back to my office to wait till the storm crossed Tokyo.But,my luck was running out.The finger print scanning machine on the front door of my office was not working.The wind was so strong that whereever i stood,i got drenched.
Finally,the scanner scanned my finger prints with a mild electric shock.I was almost hopeless that my night was going to be in the office itself,without food.Probably God would have heard my grudges.One of my colleagues came to the office in his car.I was a bit relieved that i had got a company at least to talk with.But,that guy was kind enough to drop me home in his car amidst the storm.While driving also,it was so hard for him.
Now it is so calm here.This silence is indeed scary.
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